AVEVA Day Korea 2026 took place on July 2 at The Westin Seoul Parnas in Seoul's Gangnam District, gathering operations, engineering, and industrial leaders around the theme "Accelerate Your Industrial Intelligence." The event put AI-driven data platforms, energy optimization, and next-generation integrated operations control directly under the lens, with sessions that moved beyond theory into specific deployment cases and product roadmaps.
Keynotes frame the industrial AI shift
Chris Lee, senior vice president and head of Asia Pacific at AVEVA, discussed how industrial intelligence is changing operational decision-making and the trends he expects to accelerate. Janardhan Shenoy, director of presales, followed with case studies of AI and digital twin transformations and outlined AVEVA's technology vision. KAIST professor Kim Dae-sik delivered a separate presentation on AGI market dominance and the ways advanced AI is reshaping industry and business strategy.
The afternoon sessions divided into four tracks, and the operations-focused content stood out for its direct relevance to plant managers, reliability engineers, and production leads.
Operations track: real-time data, safety, and the next control platform
Energy optimization sessions zeroed in on the PI System, AVEVA's industrial real-time data management platform, showing how granular data can cut waste and tighten process stability. Attendees explored methods for building AI-driven industrial data platforms - a topic central to AI for Operations. Schneider Electric's EcoStruxure Process Safety Advisor was highlighted alongside the roadmap for AVEVA Operations Control, the company's next-generation integrated operations platform designed to unify plant information and supervisory workflows.
Elsewhere, the optimization track featured Samyang Group's production scheduling case using an AI-based advanced planning and scheduling system, process simulation strategies for AI transformation, and SK Energy's utility optimization work. The marine track extended the conversation to smart ships and ports, linking operational optimization concepts from the plant floor to maritime logistics.
Why this matters for operations professionals
The day delivered practical building blocks for reducing energy intensity, tightening process safety, and integrating siloed plant data. Managers can apply these patterns to create more autonomous, condition-aware production environments in their own facilities. Those looking to build these skills systematically can structure their development with the AI Learning Path for Operations Managers, which covers process optimization, workflow automation, and operational excellence for industrial settings.
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